Amen! Stormy....."amen' means yes indeed in H ebrew....lol...or so I was told....lol...FB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stormy Hope" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> To: marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx Cc: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx, "showgsd-l List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:59:09 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "German" commands When I said Down! to my dogs, they Platzed!  LOL....  It depends on  the training, Jackie.  When I said "Wait", it meant "hang where you  are, don't move too much"  When I said "Stay!"  They were statues.  Come here... take your time, but get close...  Come!  Zap to me and  sit in front of  me!  Tone of voice, and repetition I think people ought to just be comfortable in however and whatever  works. And when I said "Sit Down," my great obed. mentor would say "What do  you want?  Sit or Down?"  I learned. Stormy On Oct 12, 2011, at 8:37 PM, Jackie Short-Nguyen wrote: > But down = take your time, just do it.  I don't care if you sit then  > lie > down, just lie down. > Platz = drop on recall or emergency situations.  I expect the dog to  > drop > like a stone and.fold back.  Sitting before laying down is not  > acceptable. > The dog must go from a stand to a down, which means the front half  > needs to > hit the ground before the back half > > Come = Come where I can see you.  You can keep playing, but let me  > know > where you are. > > Hier = Come sit in front of me, square and straight.  Don't move > > Fuss = Get your head up, show me some focus > > Sitz = Sit immediately, regardless of what you're doing.  We have no > alternate command for this > > The behaviors I ask for in German are not the same as the behaviors  > I ask > for in english > -- > Jackie & Jonathan Nguyen Marcato German > Shepherds<http://www.marcatogermanshepherds.com> > S Konzert vom Drachenberg, RN, CD, CGC "Strauss" > Devine's Gunpowder N Lead RN "Mirada" > Somerset Rose's Honor Bound "Bravo" > > > = > = > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > POST is Copyrighted 2011.  All material remains the property of the  > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or  > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the  > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post.  This  > group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or  > opinions expressed in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE  > IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE  > EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST  > MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW.  > VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at  > admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org >  SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > = > = > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================